The Silver Ferns are hunting credibility and confidence as they prepare to tackle Commonwealth Games champions Australia in Invercargill on Thursday.
It's the first time the two teams have met since the Diamonds pounded New Zealand 58-40 in the gold medal match early in August, and the first Test in the four-match Constellation Cup series.
As well as looking to wrest back a bit of respectability with a series win, New Zealand coach Waimarama Taumaunu is mindful of the need to look further ahead to the 2015 world championship on Australia's Gold Coast.
"There's a lot of looking ahead to next year. For us, I also think there's putting the past behind us as well," she told AAP.
"It's about regaining credibility and regaining confidence on the court."
A succession of injuries cruelly exposed New Zealand's lack of depth in Glasgow, and Taumaunu says the Silver Ferns' up-and-comers won't just be warming the bench against Australia over the next two weeks.
Thursday's Test in Invercargill is followed by matches in Melbourne and Sydney next week before the series concludes in Auckland on September 15.
Taumaunu's squad is missing two established players in injured goal attack Maria Tutaia and defender Anna Harrison (pregnant) but also includes four newcomers - new caps Temalisi Fakahokotau and Ameliaranne Wells, and returning versatile midcourt/shooting duo Grace Rasmussen and Bailey Mes.
"Certainly, one of the lessons we learned from Glasgow was that we need greater depth, so people will be playing," Taumaunu said.
"There is a risk factor in terms of winning the series, but looking forward we recognise that depthwise we have to be able to cover better than we did."
She says it's also important not to become too fixated on what went wrong in Glasgow.
There were aspects of New Zealand's play which were pleasing, particularly the centre-pass attack, which worked well and needs to be developed.
Other areas, particularly shooting accuracy and concession of offensive penalties, require plenty of work.
"Some aspects of the game plan worked quite well for us," Taumaunu said.
"We need to be mindful that they stay a strength of our game, rather than go off, focus on areas such as the shooting circle and lose our impact elsewhere."
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